Can new diagnostic criteria of rheumatoid arthritis really make an early diagnosis? --A case report of early diagnosis and treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis with Chinese medicine.

Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis(RA)is a chronic systemic disease in which immunologically mediated inflammation of synovia-lined joints can result in marked disruption of joint structure and function.With advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of RA over the past two decades,emphasis has shifted to early intervention to prevent joint destruction that follows inflammation.Accordingly,in 2010 the